Cheapskate Moving Tip #1:

Best place for free boxes: the hoppers outside Dollar General. Other dollar stores run a close second.

“Wait,” you might be thinking, “did I accidentally go to a blog about how to change residences on a budget?”

No, you are still at the blog about my thrilling life. But we’re moving, hence today’s topic. The wild experiment of two (and then three) families living in one house is coming to an end, and we will have our own place again.

I’ve not been writing much lately, so now you may be thinking, “That is a wild experiment! Why didn’t I know about this?”

Honestly, there has been surprisingly little to write. I’m hoping to have some reflections, which may or may not be worthy of sharing, after I’ve had some time to reflect. Right now, it’s all about the boxes. And the Clorox ones are the perfect size for two stacks of trade-size books. No lie – best discovery, after the box hoppers, of the week. Since books are literally somewhere between 1/3 and 1/2 of our non-furniture possessions.

Only downside to these boxes: we snagged some that had dryer sheets or laundry detergent or something in them, and the back of the truck and the house now smell like whatever fake perfumey stuff some people use on their clothes. It is not a smell I would want to spend the day with. But hey, the boxes were free.